Monday, February 12, 2007

Everybody loves Joe Mauer, he's the hometown hero...

#7, Catcher, 2006 American League Batting Champion

The Minnesota Twins and GM Terry Ryan just signed Joe “Baby Jesus” Mauer to a four-year, $33 million contract. Looks like those radio commercials have paid off. In case you are scratching your head and wondering what the H-ell I am talking about I heard a commercial this weekend talking about Twins Territory and renaming everything with Mauer, example: Mauersota and the Mauer of America.

Note: Micheal Cuddyer (RF) is the last player left in arbitration. Let’s hope they will secure him.

I received the tickets for the Home Opener game. They have a new look to them but each ticket still has various players pictured on them. Yes, Amy, you will get the Morneausy one as Greg will get the Baby Jesus one.

Baseball is not necessarily an obsessive-compulsive disorder, like washing your hands 100 times a day, but it's beginning to seem that way. We're reaching the point where you can be a truly dedicated, state-of-the-art fan or you can have a life. Take your pick. ~Thomas Boswell, Washington Post, 13 April 1990